Reading Aloud: Little Bee

Source: chapters.indigo.ca via Robin on Pinterest Little BeeWritten by Chris Cleave The back of this book reads: We don’t want to tell you WHAT HAPPENS in this book. It is a truly SPECIAL STORY and we don’t want to spoil it. NEVERTHELESS, you need to know enough to buy it, so we will just say this: This […]

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Reading Aloud: Jane Eyre

Jane EyreWritten by Charlotte Bronte Since Jane Eyre has been around for some time, I do not believe I could summarize it in a way that does it justice. New York University provides a summary of Jane Eyre written by Pamela Moore and Jack Coulehan, which may be found clicking here. The romance of Jane Eyre […]

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Voir Un Film: Vanishing of the Bees

Media Credit: communitygardennews.org Vanishing of the Bees (2009)Genre(s): Documentary/HistoryDirector(s): George Langworthy, Maryam HeneinPrincipals: Ellen Page (narrator), Simon Buxton, and Emilia Fox Agriculture today is a mess. With all of the pesticides, mono-culture fields, GMOs, loose FDA and EPA regulation and enforcement, the natural environment suffers the consequences–even bees. Bees are a vital part of agriculture because […]

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Narragansett: Nana’s Gelato

I have not really had the need to blog for the past week, because all I have done nothing that exciting, unless you consider browsing Netflix for classic movies and eating Italian pastries worthwhile activities to read about. My dad, brother, and I met our uncle and cousin on the beach early this morning and […]

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Reading Aloud: Three Cups of Tea

Three Cups of TeaWritten by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin “One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time” Education–it is the most precious good the United States. Education is responsible for the technological innovations that put our country in a powerful global position. Not corn fields. Not reality television. […]

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